June 21, 2016 / Front Page

You can’t go wrong as everyone’s favorite berries are finally in season

By TAMMY WELLSSenior Staff Writer

SANFORD — Ahh, strawberries­– that sweet, very berry taste of summer. The season has begun for the lovely, fragrant, tasty red fruit that is among the first berries to ripen in summer. The u-picks are open, and folks are out p More...

SACO — A few city councilors have questioned whether the city should move forward with a restoration project of the Stackpole Creek Bridge after learning it will not qualify for the National Historic Registry after the proposed restoration.&nbs More...

WATERBORO — A day of happiness – a Father’s Day cookout – came to an abrupt and sad end Sunday when a family home went up in flames. Fire Chief Matthew Bors on Tuesday said the home and barn at 209 Ossipee Hill Road was caused by a gas grill fire. More...

NEW YORK — Donald Trump fired his hard-charging campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, on Monday in a dramatic shake-up designed to calm panicked Republican leaders and reverse one of the most tumultuous stretches of Trump’s unconventional More...

WASHINGTON — Among the Senate’s most vulnerable Republicans, Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey stood firmly with the powerful National Rifle Association on the latest ill-fated attempts at gun control. So did Ohio Sen. More...

PITTS FIELD — Maine State Police believe a 74-year-old Parsonsfield driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel Monday morning when his SUV went off I-95 in Pittsfield and his boat and trailer overturned in the median. More...

SACO — At 9-years-old, Saco resident Sarah Patil has already enjoyed an impressive career in taekwondo. Patil has competed in numerous events throughout the Northeast in the past year – and has brought home plenty of hardware to show for it. More...

SACO — The Southern Maine Activities Association recently announced its baseball awards and many locals made the cut, including Thornton Academy’s Ben Lambert who took home the Edson Hadlock Award as the most valuable pitcher. More...

BIDDEFORD — The Biddeford Recreation Department began its summer camps program this week and there will be several camps offered to local kids throughout the summer. Here is a list of all the camps. More...

Many years ago, I had relatives who lived on West Street in Biddeford. Because neither of my parents drove, we depended in large part on the kindness of other family members, in the form of aunts, uncles and cousins who did. More...

The Hartford Courant (Conn.), June 14: A question being asked in the heart-wrenching aftermath of the Orlando, Fla., mass murder is: Could a civilian with a gun inside the nightclub have stopped the tragedy before dozens were killed? More...

WASHINGTON — Warning of a potential surge in anti-Americanism, Vice President Joe Biden tore into Donald Trump’s views on foreign policy on Monday, urging the country not to follow the presumptive Republican nominee down a path of isolati More...

LOS ANGELES — The growing problem of homelessness can be seen in every corner of California, from small towns that ring the state’s redwood forests to the sands separating the Pacific Ocean from the most prosperous beachfront communities. More...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration selected a Los Angeles group Monday to lead an effort aimed at making manufacturing companies more competitive globally by helping them consume less energy and produce less pollution. More...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I witnessed the aftermath of a terrible car accident that left a woman dead. When my taxi slowly inched by the accident, I figured the woman was dying. She was trapped under an SUV, bleeding from her face. More...

Susan Orlean, a journalist and author, said, “My ace in the hole as a human being used to be my capacity for remembering birthdays.” A bridge player’s ace in the hole is knowing when to break the “rules” of the gam More...

Learn to create a beautiful garden with Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult Education from 6-9 p.m. Karen Casey, a professional gardener, will explain the difference between perennials, annuals and biennials, sun vs. More...